Tonearm Bias , what is it all about

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Daniel Quinn
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Tonearm Bias , what is it all about

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Well it's 2 months now since I have been using a rega 200 or whatever . A bran new one .you know the one , no shielding cable and no bias .

Let's forget about the rest.

Bias why do I need it.

I can't spot any degradation towards the end of side.
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I am deaf ,nes pa.


Ps. I paid 126 , bran new.

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Re: Tonearm Bias , what is it all about

Unread post by r3xj0hn570n »

Your arm has a pre-set bias, assuming it's an RB220. Without any sort of anti-skating, you'll get uneven wear of the diamond at the very least. Lowest common denominator i suppose, it's more likely to be accurate than some random setting.

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